Aliens

Aliens

Pyro struck out at the kissing booth in the Spring Festival, so he deludes himself with the idea that the problem isn't with him; it's with all these earthbound women! During the Winter, there was an... event that happened to him out in the yard.

That's right: he was abducted by an alien woman named Asewuk Vajjer! Pyro was returned to the lot in good health, but he now knows Asewuk and can contact her any time on the phone.

When you initially deal with aliens, this is the only way to make first contact. Aliens cannot be created outright in Create A Sim even if you have The Sims 3 Supernatural installed, and there is only a single alien who ever chooses to visit your neighborhood. That said, the alien is always a female. It seems you stand a better chance of seeing an alien if you do a lot of gazing through a telescope, but aliens can arrive in any season even without the telescope.

First Contact

When a UFO comes to visit your house, you'll hear a special eerie tone. The alien may not even abduct any Sims; she may just arrive to say hello and examine various objects around your house. Aliens are just like any other Sim, and you can invite them inside and befriend them like any other. Aliens eventually leave and cannot be visited, but can be called like any other neighbor.

Pyro is feeling lonely, and he hasn't seen Asewuk since she arrived last season, so he decides to call her up. From the relationship panel, we click Asewuk's picture and choose "Chat," just like any other Sim. It isn't long before they're talking the night away! Because Asewuk doesn't have a job, she's available to talk at any time during the day, which is good for Pyro since he's now got the Night Owl trait.

Their relationship progresses to the point where Pyro soon invites Asewuk over, and thing get soon get serious. Several probings later, Asewuk is a regular at Falkon Towers. This reveals a few strange quirks with aliens, as their hair styles may vastly change among different outfits. Asewuk for example has long bluish green hair in her nightgown, but is completely bald in her normal space suit.

None of this affects how Asewuk actually acts, though. She's a typical Sim in almost every way, other than her skin color and creepy eyes. Her Energy meter is replaced with the "Brain Power" meter that decays significantly slower. She restores her brain power in one of two ways: either meditating (a self-interaction), or by eating space rocks that have hit the ground. Aliens must have pretty strong teeth!

Asewuk also has the ability to transmute any gems or metals into other, possibly more valuable materials with a simple command. It's not a game-changer, but it may give you some bigger profits, especially if your alien has the Gatherer trait.

UFOs

Asewuk also comes with her own UFO that she uses as her personal vehicle. Not only is it stylish, but it has several functions that make it special. By far its most practical use is standard transportation because when it's used, it instantly teleports Asewuk to her destination, proving once and for all that roads are for suckers.

The UFO can be parked in any standard-sized parking spot, or carried in a Sim's personal inventory like any other object. Note that even if a UFO is parked, it can't be cloned in Buy Mode; the only way to get one is to befriend an alien.

Beyond fantastic speed, the UFO can be interacted with to force a rain or snow storm (depending on the temperature), or be used to abduct other Sims from their home to force them to visit your lot. This only works if the pilot actually knows the target; she can't simply abduct someone at random.

If you want to cause some havoc, you can upgrade the UFO with laser cannons, and then interact with it again to invade a community lot! If you're not feeling that destructive, you can upgrade the UFO with space travel instead, then send your Sim on a trip to the stars. Visiting other planets is a similar "rabbit hole" adventure like if you explore the catacombs in the local graveyard: there isn't any interactivity, but you'll gain a buff and possibly some small object rewards.

Once a UFO is in your family's position, anyone can upgrade it or fly it. Pyro can take it for a spin and even visit other planets if it's been upgraded for space travel.

Alien Babies

Pyro is desperate and marries Asewuk, leading to the stark realization that she's in her Elder stage of life. This, naturally, isn't good if Pyro wants to continue his legacy.

The new Falkon couple has a plan. Asewuk works really hard on fulfilling her lifetime wish and any other small wishes to gather Lifetime Points as quickly as possible. Once she gathers 70,000 Lifetime Points, she picks up the Young Again lifetime reward to reset her age. This also makes her head explode with hair, which was a bit disconcerting, but hey; at least she's a brunette!

Seasons pass, and the usual happens, and it's not long before Pyro and Asewuk have a baby boy together. Pyro names him Gavin because he's unoriginal, and he buys a crib for his new green-skinned son.

Alien babies are similar to several other supernatural races, such as Werewolves and Vampires, in that their special aspects do not manifest themselves until a later life stage. Specifically, Gavin still has an Energy meter rather than a Brain Power meter. This means it doesn't take any special strategy to raise Gavin than it would a normal human baby. Gavin can even have an Imaginary Friend if he gets lucky!